Ranjit Chaudhari @ Ranjeet Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

(FROM RESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA VIDEO APPLICATION) CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9845 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-6 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Gaya ====================================================== RANJIT CHAUDHARI @ RANJEET CHAUDHARY Son of Late Vijay Chaudhari Resident of Village - Bhadeja, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt - Gaya. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vinod Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 11-06-2020 This application has been placed for consideration by the order of the Hon'ble the Chief Justice through virtual court proceeding.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner in the present case is seeking anticipatory bail in connection with Excise Case No. 06 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) ( c) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged recovery of illicit liquor has been made from Bhadeja paine and not from conscious possession of the petitioner and on the basis of confidential information the petitioner has been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9845 of 2020(3) dt.11-06-2020 2/3 has no criminal antecedent.

Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the recovery of alleged illicit liquor has been made from Bhadeja paine and not from conscious possession of the petitioner and that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as also that he has falsely been implicated on the basis of alleged confidential information, let the petitioner above named in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today in connection with Excise Case No. 06 of 2020 be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Excise Judge, Gaya, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. i.e.

(i) a condition that the person shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii) a condition that the person shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9845 of 2020(3) dt.11-06-2020 3/3 him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

(iii) a condition that the person shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. This application stands allowed.

(Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) avin/-rajeev U T Note: The ordersheet duly signed has been attached with the record. However, in view of the present arrangements, during Pandemic period all concerned shall act on the basis of the copy of the order uploaded on the High Court website under the heading 'Judicial Orders Passed During The Pandemic Period'.